SouzanE.El-EidMDFACS

General Surgery • Las Vegas, NV

Breast, Melanoma, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, US Oncology Breast Surgery

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Office
9280 W. Sunset Road,
Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89148
Phone+1 702-255-1133

Fax+1 702-255-0582
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Summary

Dr. El-Eid is a breast surgeon with Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (CCCN) and serves as the Medical Director of the Breast Care Center at Summerlin Hospital. Dr. El-Eid is currently the Cancer Liaison Physician for the Cancer Program and co-chair of the Breast Tumor Board as well as Cancer Committee at Summerlin Hospital. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor of General Surgery at Touro University Nevada and has served as principal investigator for several clinical research studies.

Dr. El-Eid is past President of Clark County Medical Society and an instructor at the American Society of Breast Surgeons’ Annual Meeting, teaching Breast Ultrasound and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy. She was also invited by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ACSO) to review and publish clinical practice guidelines on surgical margins for breast-conserving surgery with whole-breast irradiation in stage I and II invasive breast cancer. The data was published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology in spring 2014.

Additionally, Dr. El-Eid serves on various medical and imaging committees, co-authors numerous publications about breast cancer and breast diseases and frequently gives presentations and lecturers about breast cancer to the public and physicians.

Dr. El-Eid has been named Top Doctor by Vegas Seven and Desert Companion, Medical Marvels by Nevada Business Magazine, Distinguished Women in Nevada by Distinguished Publishing Company, Top Breast Surgeon by HealthTap, and America’s Most Compassionate Doctor as chosen by PatientsChoice.org. She has been recognized as Top Surgeon from Consumers’ Research Council of America and received the Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award from the American College of Surgeons in 2006.
Dr. El-Eid practices by her core philosophy, “The patient always comes first, all else is secondary.”
Board Certified: General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Breast Ultrasound, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Stereotactic Bx, ASBS

Education & Training

Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1996
Children's Hospital of MichiganFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1995
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1990 - 1992
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1990, MD

Certifications & Licensure

NV State Medical License 2006 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
NY State Medical License 1993 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Vegas Seven Top Surgeon, 2015
Vegas Seven Castle Connolly, 2014
Top Surgeon 2014
Top Doctor 2014-2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
Top Doctor American Registry/Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Surgeon Award Guide to Top Surgeons, Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2013
Patients Choice Award 2012
Compassionate Doctor Award 2012
Named One of the Top Doctors Las Vegas Life Magazine, Spring, 2012
Named One the Medical Marvels Nevada Business Magazine, 2012
Top Surgeon Award 2012
Top Doctors 2012-2013
Top Surgeons 2012-2013
Southern Nevada’s Top Doctors Desert Companion Magazine, as chosen by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, 2011
Desert Companion Castle Connolly, 2011
Named One of Southern Nevada’s Top Doctors, as chosen by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd Desert Companion Magazine, 2011
Recipient of the 2006 Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award American College of Surgeons, 2007
2006 Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award American College of Surgeons, 2007
American Cancer Ambassador to represent New York at the Celebration on the Hill 2006
State Regent for New York, ICS 2006
Honoree of the YWCA of Ulster County’s Tribute to Women 2003
Recovery Award of Excellence in Breast Cancer Treatment and Rehabilitation American Cancer Society – Eastern Division, 2002
Reach to Recovery Award of Excellence in Breast Cancer Treatment and Rehabilitation American Cancer Society – Eastern Division, 2002
Healthy Women’s Partnership Award 2001
Fellow American College of Surgeons, 1999
Resident of the Year Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY (1993-1994), 1994
Resident of the Year Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, 1993
The Nebraska Medical Education Fund Scholarship 1988
Golden Key Honor Society 1985
The Regents Scholarship 1984
Dean’s List Arts & Sciences College, 1983
The Nebraska Medical Education Fund Scholarship (1988 – 1989)
The Regents Scholarship (1984 – 1986)
Golden Key Honor Society (1985 – 1986)
Arts & Sciences College Dean’s List (1983 – 1985)
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow International College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

PRospective Study Of MammaPrint in Patients With an Intermediate Recurrence Score Start of enrollment: 2012 May 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Factors influencing the number of sentinel lymph nodes identified in patients with breast cancer.
Anees B. Chagpar, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. Noyes, Phillip B. Ley, Todd M Tuttle, Kelly M. McMasters> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2007 Dec 1
22 citations
Factors determining adequacy of axillary node dissection in breast cancer patients.
Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, Sunati Sahoo, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Kelly M. McMasters> ;The Breast Journal. 2007 May 1
23 citations
Are 3 sentinel nodes sufficient
Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Kelly M. McMasters> ;Archives of Surgery. 2007 May 1
37 citations
Predicting Patients at Low Probability of Requiring Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, Earl Francis Cook, Terry M. McCurry, Nana N. Mizuguchi, Paris Kj, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souza...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2007 Feb 1
56 citations
Prediction of sentinel lymph node-only disease in women with invasive breast cancer.
Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Kelly M. McMasters> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2006 Dec 1
75 citations
Factors associated with surgical options for breast carcinoma
Anees B. Chagpar, Jamie L. Studts, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. Noyes,...> ;Cancer. 2006 Apr 1
21 citations
Surgeon and community factors affecting breast cancer sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Julie R. Hutchinson, Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. No...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Dec 1
12 citations
Biopsy type does not influence sentinel lymph node status
Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Sunati Sahoo, Robert C.G. Martin, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. Noyes, Ph...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Oct 1
28 citations
Effect of lymphoscintigraphy drainage patterns on sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer
Anees B. Chagpar, Farid Kehdy, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. Noyes, Phi...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Oct 1
60 citations
Factors predicting failure to identify a sentinel lymph node in breast cancer
Anees B. Chagpar, Robert C.G. Martin, Charles R. Scoggins, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. Noyes, Phillip B. Ley, ...> ;Surgery. 2005 Jul 1
Public response to chest pain in Jordan.
Al-Safi, S. A., Alkofahi, A. S., El-Eid, H. S.> ;Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2005 Jun
Astrophysics: the process of carbon creation.
El Eid, M.> ;Nature. 2005 Jan 13
11 citations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in pediatric respiratory failure secondary to smoke inhalation injury.
Marc S Lessin, Souzan E El-Eid, Michael D. Klein, Marc L. Cullen> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1996 Sep 1
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Journal Articles

Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole Breast Irradiation in Stage I and II Invasive Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Endorsement of the ...
Thomas A Buchholz, Mark R Somerfield, Jennifer J Griggs, Souzan El-Eid, M Elizabeth H Hammond, Gary H Lyman, Ginny Mason, Lisa A Newman, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 4/7/2014
Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Stage I and II Invasive Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Endorsement of the ...
Thomas A Buchholz, Mark R Somerfield, Jennifer J Griggs, Souzan El-Eid, M Elizabeth H Hammond, Gary H Lyman, Ginny Mason, Lisa A Newman, Journal of Clinical Oncology
Teen breast cancer Health Q&A Letter
Souzan E. El-Eid, M.D., Las Vegas Review-Journal, 9/16/2012
Factors Influencing the Number of Sentinel Lymph Nodes Identified in Patients with Breast Cancer
Anees b. Chagpar, M.D., M.Sc., David J. Carlson, M.D., Alison L. Laidley, M.D., Souzan E. El-Eid, M.D., Terre Q. McGlothin, M.D., Robert D. Noyes, M.D., Phillip B. Ley..., The American Journal of Surgery, 12/1/2007
Prediction of Sentinel Lymph Node-Only Disease in Women With Invasive Breast Cancer
Anees B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin II, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, and Kelly M. McMasters, for th..., The American Journal of Surgery, 12/1/2006
Predicting Patients at Low Probability of Requiring Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, Charles R. Scoggins, MD, Robert C. G. Martin 2nd, MD, Earl F. Cook, ScD. Terry McCurry, MD, Nana Mizuguchi, MD, Kristie J. Paris, MD, David ..., Annals of Surgical Oncology, 11/10/2006
“The War Against Cancer” Letter Published to the Editor
Souzan E. El-Eid, M.D., Daily Freeman Newspaper, 7/23/2006
Effect of Lymphoscintigraphy Drainage Patterns on Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients with Breast Cancer
Anees B. Chagpar, Farid Kehdy, Charles R. Scoggins, Robert C.G. Martin, ll, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. Noyes,..., Am. J. Surg, 10/1/2005
Biopsy Type Does not Influence Sentinel Lymph Node Status
Aneew B. Chagpar, Charles R. Scoggins, Sunati Sahoo, Robert C. Martin, ll, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. Noyes, ..., Am. J. Surg, 10/1/2005
Factors Predicting Failure to Identify a Sentinel Lymph Node In Breast Cancer
MD, Terre Q. McGlothin, MD, Robert D. Noyes, MD, Phillip B. Ley, MD, Todd M. Tuttle, and Kelly M. McMasters, MD, PhD, for the University of Louisville Breast Cancer Se..., Louisville, KY, Surgery, 1/1/2005
Book Review, “Field Guide to the Difficult Patient Interview, 2nd ed”
Souzan E. El-Eid, M.D., Summer/Fall Professional Supplement to the Healthcare Communication Review, 1/1/2005
Combined Subclavian Artery and Brachial Plexus Injury in Blunt Chest Trauma
Dagher, F; Barrett, L; Evans, J. Sammett, D; El-Eid, S; Guru, K; Ger, R, Contemporary Surgery, 1/1/1998
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Respiratory Failure Secondary to Smoke Inhalation Injury
Lessin, MS; El-Eid, SE; Klein, MD; Cullen, ML, J. Pediatric Surgery, 9/1/1996
Combined Subclavian Artery and Brachial Plexus Injury in Blunt Chest Trauma.
Dagher, F; Barrett, L; Evans, J. Sammett, D; El-Eid, S; Guru, K; Ger, R, Contemporary Surgery, Vol 52, No. ; pp 105 – 109
Monthly Doctors Column “Celebrate Life"
Souzan E. El-Eid, M.D., Newsletter of Benedictine Hospital Oncology Support Program
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Abstracts/Posters

Factors Associated with Surgical Options For Breast Carcinoma
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, Jamie L. Studts, PhD, Charles R. Scoggins, MD, Robert C. G. Martin 2nd, MD, David J. Carlson, MD, Alison L. Laidley, MD, Souzan E. El-Eid, M..., Cancer; American Society of Breast Diseases Meeting, Las Vegas, NV (Apr, 2005), 1/1/2006
“Predicting Four or More Positive Lymph Nodes in Women with Breast Cancer
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, Charles R. Scoggins, MD, Robert C. G. Martin 2nd, MD, Earl F. Cook, ScD, Terry McCurry, MD, Nana Mizuguchi, MD, Kristie J. Paris, MD, David ..., Western Surgical Society Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, 11/6/2005
Speaker, “Breast Cancer: Current Screening, Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment” (Slide Presentation)
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, Benedictine Hospital Grand Rounds Series, Kingston, NY, 10/12/2005
“Cryoablation of Breast Fibroadenoma: Interim Results From a Multicenter Registry” , Poster Presentation
S. M. Feldman, MD, FACS, S. K. Boolbol, MD, L. A. Oetting, MD, FACS, D. G. Jarowenko, MD, G. A. Ekbom, MD, J. A. Woods, MD, S. E. El-Eid, MD, FACS, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 12/11/2004
“Breast Cancer – Current Screening, Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment” (Slide Presentation)
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, Benedictine Hospital Medical Staff, Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, NY, 11/16/2004
“Reimbursement Update and Private Payor Initiative” – VISICA Cryoablation Procedure (Slide Presentation)
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, American College of Surgeons 90th Annual Clinical Congress, New Orleans, LA, 10/12/2004
“The Feasibility of Ultrasound Guided Excision for Mammographically Detected Cancer.”
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, National Consortium of Breast Centers Meeting, 13th Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2/23/2003
Panel Discussion / Speaker, “Kingston Hospital Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar - Current Diagnosis and Screening Treatments."
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, Wiltwyck Country Club, Kingston, NY, 10/1/2002
“Synchronous Breast Cancer: Analysis of a Community Hospital Experience”, Poster Presentation
Souzan El-Eid, MD, FACS, James Evans, MD, FACS, Lorraine Smith-Zuba, RN, MSN, Sheldon Feldman, MD, FACS, Richard McNally, MD, State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Surgery, Buffalo, NY. American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 10/1/2001
Complex Wounds: Clinical Assessment and Therapeutic Guidelines. Poster Presentation
Evans, JT; Ger, R; El-Eid, SE, American College of Surgeons Meeting, Chicago, IL, 10/1/1994
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Lectures

Speaker “Breast Cancer..Your Risk After 50”
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV - 4/5/2014
Speaker “Essentially Women’s Focus On The Future”
Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV - 3/16/2014
Ultrasound Workshop
Chicago, IL - 5/4/2013
Speaker “Hereditary Cancers”
Roy’s Restaurant, Las Vegas, NV - 12/11/2012
Speaker “National Breast Cancer Awareness”
Summerlin Guidance Center, Las Vegas, NV - 10/4/2012
Speaker “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer”
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, NV - 8/2/2012
Speaker “Genetic Risk Evaluation and Testing: Implementation The Second Part of an Advanced Course for the Community Clinician”
Trump International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 5/19/2012
Speaker “Managing Breast Infection in Lactating Women”
University Of Nevada Cooperative Extension, Las Vegas, NV - 3/14/2012
Speaker : “Breast Health”
Summerlin Hospital Las Vegas, NV - 2/25/2012
Speaker “Breast Cancer Screening and Detection”
Las Vegas, NV - 2/8/2012
Speaker “Breast Cancer”
Las Vegas, NV - 2/4/2012
Speaker “Breast Cancer Update”
Sun City, Las Vegas, NV - 10/20/2011
Speaker “Breast Cancer Genetics, Breast Cancer Tumor Board”
The Stirling Club at Turnberry Place, Las Vegas, NV - 8/9/2011
Speaker “Breast Cancer Genetics Update”
Roy’s Restaurant, Las Vegas, NV - 5/11/2011
Speaker “Genomic Profiling for Early Stage Breast Cancer”
Summerlin Hospital, Las Vegas, NV - 4/13/2011
“Hereditary Breast Cancer”
Las Vegas, NV - 9/8/2010
Speaker” Hereditary Breast Cancer”
Las Vegas, NV - 1/1/2010
Speaker “Breast Cancer Genetics”
Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant, Las Vegas, NV - 9/30/2009
Speaker “Hormone vs. Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer”
9/29/2009
Speaker “Surgical Techniques in Breast Cancer”
Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, NV - 9/17/2009
Speaker “Genetics & Breast Cancer”
8/27/2009
Speaker “Genetics & Genomics in Breast Cancer”
Hank’s Restaurant, Henderson, NV - 7/20/2009
Speaker “Identifying and Managing Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndromes”
Le Canard Enchaine Restaurant - 6/12/2008
Speaker “Assessing Risk of Recurrence in Breast Cancer”
Frank Guido’s Little Italy, Kingston, NY - 4/24/2008
Speaker, “Assessing Risk of Recurrence in Breast Cancer”
Le Canard Restaurant, Kingston, NY - 4/24/2008
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Other

Guest Speaker, Breast Cancer Awareness
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, “Remarkable Men and Women in Your Community” Local Access TV Program
7/22/2002
‘Health Talks with Laurie Reilly” Guest Speaker
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, WKNY Radio Program
7/9/2002
Guest Speaker, "Health Talks with Laurie Reilly”
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, WKNY Radio Program
5/7/2002
“Ductal Lavage”, Newspaper Interview
Souzan El-Eid, M.D., FACS, Ulster Publications
1/9/2002
Field Guide to the Difficult Patient Interview, 2nd ed.
Frederic W. Platt and Geoffrey H. Gordon, Reviewed by Souzan E. El-Eid, M.D
Hudson Valley Region, New York
Synchronous Breast Cancer: Analysis of a Community Hospital Experience.
Souzan El-Eid, MD, FACS, James Evans, MD, FACS, Lorraine Smith-Zuba, RN, MSN, Sheldon Feldman, MD, FACS, Richard McNally, MD
New Orleans
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